The Routledge handbook of multilingualism

The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism provides a comprehensive survey of the field of multilingualism for a global readership and an overview of the research which situates multilingualism in its social, cultural and political context. The Handbook includes an introduction and five sections with thirth twochapters by leading international contributors. The Introduction charts out the changing landscape of social and ethnographic research on multilingualism (theory, methods and research sites) and it foregrounds key contemporary debates. Chapters are structured around sub-headings such as: early developments, key issues related to theory and method, new research directions. The Routledge Handbook of Multilingualism offers an authoritative guide to shifts over time in thinking about multilingualism as well as providing an overview of the range of contemporary themes, debates and research sites. ÍNDICE: Introduction. Part 1: Multilingualism: Nations, States and Citizenship Part 2: Multilingualism and Education Part 3: Multilingualism within other Institutional Sites Part 4: Multilingualism in Social and Cultural Change Part 5: Multilingualism: Situated Practices

• ISBN: 978-0-415-49647-6
• Editorial: Routledge
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 496
• Fecha Publicación: 14/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés